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Designated — The port or LAG through which the designated
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switch is attached to the LAN.
Alternate — Provides an alternate path to the root switch from the
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root interface.
Backup — Provides a backup path to the designated port path
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toward the Spanning Tree leaves. Backup ports occur only when
two ports are connected in a loop by a point-to-point link, or when
a LAN has two or more connections connected to a shared
segment.
Disabled — The port is not participating in the Spanning Tree.
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Mode — Displays the current STP mode. The STP Operation Mode is
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selected in the Global STP Properties Page. The possible field values
are:
Classic STP — Classic STP is enabled on the device.
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Rapid STP — Rapid STP is enabled on the device.
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Multiple STP — Multiple STP is enabled on the device.
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Port Status — Displays the current STP state of a port. If enabled, the
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port state determines what forwarding action is taken on traffic.
Possible port states are:
Disabled — Indicates that STP is currently disabled on the port. The
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port forwards traffic while learning MAC addresses.
Blocking — Indicates that the port is currently blocked and cannot
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forward traffic or learn MAC addresses. Blocking is displayed when
Classic STP is enabled.
Fast Link Operational Status — Indicates whether Fast Link is
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enabled or disabled for the port or LAG. If Fast Link is enabled for a
port, the port is Automatically placed in the forwarding state.
Point-to-Point Operational Status — Displays the point-to-point
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operating state.
Migrate to RSTP — Indicates whether sending Link Control Protocol
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(LCP) packets to configure and test the data link is enabled. The
possible field values are:
Activate — Activates port migration to Rapid STP.
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. The selected port is migrated to RSTP.